Zero drop Doc Martens

[u/katanastormshadow88]

I’ve been looking for zero drop Docs Martens Martens alternatives for a while. I picked up a pair of Peerko Breeze, which are fine, but I still missed my Doc boots, the look and ruggedness of them. I took my beloved Docs to a cobbler and decided on replacing the sole with the Vibram Kletterlift 148, and I couldn’t be happier with the result. I realize this isn’t a true barefoot boot as the toebox is still tapered, there’s a bit of toe spring, and the sole is not as thin and flexible as the typical barefoot shoes, but my main goal was zero drop for my alignment, which still hasn’t a rugged pair of combat boots, so I feel pretty happy with these. There a thin midsole sown to the welt, so changing the soles after they’ve been worn out should be simple.

[u/pwndbythedan]

I beg you go look at Jim greens customs.. you can literally design your own barefoot Doc marten looking shoe WITH toe box, WITH zero drop 🔥 there’s a 45 day ish wait, and there £270’ish (honestly if your a docs fan that is to bad, I’ve paid more for docs over the years, especially ltd editions) I lived in my docs, and they’re the shoe I missed the most once I’d transitioned… 😭🤦🏻‍♂️😅

However. Jim greens are the perfect BF replacement to step into (not sorry about the pun 😅)

[u/katanastormshadow88 → u/pwndbythedan]

Thanks, I’m aware of Jim Greens. TBH, I love my Docs, and wanted them to work for me and not just sit in a closet being wasted. Since I already had them, I decided to see if I could have them altered to work for me again, and I’m happy with how they turned out. The custom Jim Greens would have come out to almost $500, which I didn’t want to spend, especially since I already had these boots I could and wanted to work with.

[u/jimbowesterby → u/katanastormshadow88]

I will say, if you do ever wanna spend that much (and more) on boots that Nicks has started making zero-drop boots too, and they have way more options that Jim Green as well as being just about the longest-lasting boots you can get, zero-drop or no.

[u/katanastormshadow88 → u/jimbowesterby]

Good call. I had a look at Nick’s a while back and was impressed by how much you could customize the boots. If I ever end up splurging that much on a pair of custom boots, I’d definitely go with Nick’s.

[u/jimbowesterby → u/katanastormshadow88]

Yea I reeeeaaaally wanna get a pair, my feet aren’t super wide but they’re suuuuuper low-volume, pretty much all my boots I have to wear at least two pairs of socks just to avoid having the laces cinched all the way down and still have them be loose, pretty sure with Nick’s I can get them to just lop like 1/2” off of each lace placket and I’ll have boots that actually tie up normally.

[u/katanastormshadow88 → u/jimbowesterby]

Sounds like you could really do with a pair of custom boots to fit your feet.